Vikram Gowda, killed in an alleged encounter with the Anti Naxal Force (ANF) commandos late on Monday night, was a class 4 dropout from the tribal Malekudiya community, who grew to be a prominent Maoist leader.

"Our police forces encountered dreaded naxal leader Vikram Gowda on Monday evening. After being spotted by the police, Vikram Gowda opened fire on the police. The police in turn opened fire on him and killed him,

Vikram's mother, Gulabi Gowda in the past had tearfully recounted how they realised Vikram had become a Naxalite only when police inquiries intensified at their home, following the surge in Naxal activities.

The ANF was combing the Hebri region (Kabbinale forests) based on a tip-off. When the police came face-to-face with the Naxals, the latter opened fire and Gowda was killed in exchange fire

Udupi: Vikram Gowda, a prominent Maoist leader and head of the Netravati wing operating in Karnataka’s Western Ghats, was killed in an encounter with the Anti-Naxal Force (ANF) late Monday

Vikram Gowda, a prominent Maoist leader, was killed in a police encounter in Karnataka`s Seethambilu forest. Others escaped.

Maoist leader Vikram Gowda was killed in an exchange of fire on Monday night in the Kabbinale forest, located in Karnataka’s Udupi district. The gunfight, which took place on Tuesday, marked the first in the region in 13 years. The police reported that the operation was launched after receiving intelligence about a five-member Maoist group […]

In Karnataka's Udupi district, the Anti-Naxal Force (ANF) killed wanted Naxal leader Vikram Gowda during a late-night operation in the Thingalamakki Peete Bailu forests. Following an encounter with Naxals in Balaghat district,